Thought I'd throw up a few pics and a couple of videos of Royce's engines.
First, I'd like to say a heartfelt THANK YOU to Royce for inviting me to be on his team as a back-up helper in case he couldn't get enough guys to show up. I had a great time watching and being involved in the process! I would have loved to have helped more, but honestly, the Lincoln Y-block that I was there for absolutely ran perfectly and didn't require ANYthing in the form of changes or help. The engine ran perfectly, idled like a kitten and made 12 consecutive pulls, all in the 35 minute time frame!
First, I think you have to remember that this is a nearly stock engine as far as these types of entries go. Stock stroke on a stock crank, stock rods, iron heads, nothing very fancy. But the engine performed great! I congratulated Royce on such a smooth, reliable entry, and he very much deserves that. And the engine made 521 peak horsepower and 494 peak torque, a bit higher than Royce said. Maybe he picked the wrong data sheet to look at. The engine never dropped below 400 ft.lbs. torque through the entire pull and actually never dropped below 450 up to 6000rpms!
Here's a shot of Royce and Joe doing some last minute checks to make sure everything was ready to go. That's Ted Eaton in the background...
Here's Royce checking the airflow coming through the dyno vent that feeds the carbs. It had never occured to me to use your head and hair to check the swirling effect. You can really learn some good tricks from these guys...
Here is a video of pull #9, which is shown overlayed with pull #8 at the end of the video. I'd like to point out and have everyone notice how easily this engine started EVERY time, and also notice the idle at 750 rpms. The engine idled like a kitten. You'd never know what it's power numbers were capable of by its idle note and characteristics. It's followed by a picture of the dyno map showing the great torque curve this engine has.
https://youtu.be/eY8RaNEzul8
Steve Dulcich took a real interest in Royce's MEL engine, taking pictures and asking about the specs. Steve seemed like a real nice guy and easy to talk to. I chatted with him for a few minutes about Roadkill Garage, which him and Freiburger are in.
Here's a shot of Royce's MEL engine. Except for the carb, which could easily be covered up, it's a real sleeper looking engine, if you ask me.
Here's a shot of JoeDC and his son. I think they were trying to sabotage Ted Eaton's engine here, but it didn't work. Ted still made 603 HP, which was the first time documented that any stock port configuration Y-block had broke the 600 barrier! Way to go Ted! He's a great guy with some very good stories to tell. He also obviously knows how to make some power with these "outdated" engines!
I'd also like to thank Royce again, for taking the time to contact my boss from work. They credited me the day as 'training' so I didn't have to burn my last vacation day. Although I gladly would have used any amount of days to be involved with his effort. Thank you, Royce, again, for inviting me to be involved. I had a great time!
